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Howard County Indiana: Civil War Volunteer and Militia Enrollment List – Clay Township

In the summer of 1862, Indiana responded to President Lincoln’s call for troops by requiring men between the ages of 18 and 45 who had not already enlisted in the volunteer force to be enrolled in the state militia.

County commissioners were appointed to oversee this enrollment with lists being created for each township. Once the lists were complete, claims of disability and conscientious objection could be made, with objectors being allowed to pay $200 to "commute their obligation". Others considered exempt included telegraph operators, skilled workers in gun factories, engineers and firemen on the railroads, and ministers; however, many of these men may have volunteered.

The militia enrollment lists include the following information: name, age, occupation, disease or condition causing the "not able-bodied" status, exemption and remarks. (NOTE: The last three columns were combined in this transcript.) The entries are numbered and in rough alphabetical order. Illegible letters or parts of words are marked with a [?]. The microfilm can be found at the Kokomo-Howard County Library.

Militia Enrollment List

#	Name	Age	Profession	Not Able-Bodied/Exempt/Remarks
1	ALVORD, D.D.	40	farmer
2	ALFORD, Wm.	34	farmer
3	ALLEN, Wm. L.	25	laborer
4	ATHEY[?], James M.	31	farmer
5	BOWMAN, Wm. H.	22	farmer
6	BROWN, John S.	43	farmer	cause 8
7	BUISICKER[?], John	21	farmer
8	BROOKS, Wilson	36	farmer
9	CHAMBERS, Joseph	37	farmer
10	CHAFFIN, Orinson[?]	39	[none]	cause 7
11	CLINE, Wm. W.	25	farmer
12	COCHRAN, Harry[?]	39	farmer	cause 4
13	CONNELL, Levi	29	farmer
14	CONNELL, Abner	20	farmer
15	CONNELL, Joshua	23	farmer
16	CONNELL, Wm. H.	32	farmer
17	CRAIL, John W.	21	farmer
18	CRAIL, A.H.	22	farmer
19	CAROTHERS, T.N.	38	farmer
20	DICKISON, Milton	28	[none]
21	DAY, Robert	20	Segarmaker[?]
22	DERMIT, John	28	farmer	cause 1
23	DIMITT, Thomas A.	36	farmer
24	DENMAN, L.B.	26	farmer
25	FLEMING, Joseph	43	farmer
26	FARMER, Joseph	32	merchant	cause 4
27	FRAKES, Thomas	37	farmer
28	FRAZE, Thos. T.	35	[none]
29	GARRETT, Jesse B.	43	farmer	cause 3
30	GILLES, Richard	28	farmer
31	GRIFFITHS, Craufort [?]	28	farmer
32	GOODRIGHT, Jackson	37[?]	farmer
33	GILBERT, Haywood	44	farmer
34	GEARHEAD, A.H.	38	[none]	cause 8
35	GARR, Robert	37	[none]
36	GROSSE, James A.	30	farmer
37	GILES, H.M.	32	farmer
38	HAVENS, Alexander	40	farmer
39	HUNDER, David H.	25	farmer
40	HOLSMAN, Jacob	36	farmer	cause 8
41	HAVEN, John A.	42	farmer	cause 3
42	HITE, J.B.	38	machinist
43	HEATHCOAT, Eli	29	farmer
44	HEATH, Wilson	25	machinist
45	HEATH, Daniel	29	machinist
46	HAYS, John C.	22	farmer
47	HITE, John J.	30	farmer
48	HITE, W.B.	31	farmer	cause 8
49	HONEY, Wm. M.	22	farmer
50	JACKSON, John	38	farmer
51	JONES, John W.	20	laborer	[scratched out ="assistant P.M."]
52	JACKSON, Stanberry	36	Farmer
53	HENDRICK, Patrick	37	farmer
54	KELSO, Henry F.	43	farmer
55	KIRKPATRICK, Wm.	40	farmer
56	KEISER, Archie S.	30	farmer
57	KENDRICK, Patrick	40	farmer	cause 4
[no#]	HENDRICKS, Patrick	40	farmer	[scratched out - no cause given]
58	LUNG[?], Ullery[?]	43	farmer	cause 1
59	LONG, James B.	36	farmer
60	LONG, Robert M.	38	farmer
61	LONG, John T.	23	farmer
62	LOWE, Wm. F.	30	farmer
63	MCCLAMMER, John	24	farmer
64	MCCAULEY, James	29	farmer
65	MCFAN[?], Lycurgus[?]	34	farmer
66	MCHONE, Henry	21	farmer
67	MCHONE, enoch	32	farmer
68	MARCUM, Daniel	31	farmer
69	MILLER, George	39	farmer
70	MILLER, J.M.	19	farmer
71	MILLER, Johnson	37	farmer
72	MILLER, Stephen G.	43	farmer
73	NESBIT, Henry	21	farmer
74	OLDFIELD, N.	22	shipping lumber
75	OMORROW, Patrick	38	farmer
76	OMORROW, Thomas	35	cause 1
77	PATTERSON, M. J.	32	farmer
78	PREBLE, Benjamin B.	34	farmer
79	PREBLE, E.M.	36	machinist
80	PATTY, Nathan	42	farmer	cause 4
81	REEDER, J.D.C.	33	farmer
82	REEVES, Mahlon[?] S.	27	farmer
83	RICHEY, John C.	35	farmer	cause 1
84	ROBINSON, Charles	36	farmer
85	RUSH, William	37	farmer	cause 4
86	RAYL, R.J.	27	farmer
87	RAYL, John	31	farmer
88	RIGGLEY[?], David	43	cause 7
89	RYAN, Wm. W.	19	farmer	cause 8
90	RAYL, John F.	26	Farmer
91	ROBERTSON C.H.	18	Farmer
92	SHELLY, Daniel	28	farmer
93	SUMMERS, John N.	34	farmer
94	SPRAKER, Danill[?]	38[?]	farmer
95	SMITH, William	21	farmer
96	SMITH, Henry	24[?]	farmer
97	SAGE, Stephen	32	machinist[?]	cause 3
98	SELENDER[?], Peter	34	[none]
99	TARKINGTON, John	24	farmer
100	UNDERHILL, James	35	farmer
101	VERNON, Thomas	33	farmer
102	VANDENBARK, Mehrius[?]	32	farmer
103	WILLIAMS, George M.	27	farmer
104	WELLS, M.G.	41	farmer
105	WEST, Jonathan	29	farmer
106	WALKER, Pleasant	38	farmer
107	WHITE, Allen	25	farmer
108	YOUNG, Elijah	38	Farmer

D.H. Robertson, Deputy for Clay Township.

Volunteer List

#	Name	Age	Regiment	Occupation	In Service	Discharged and Cause
1	BOILS, Patrick	28	89	day laborer	x
2	BRIGHT, Enisley[?]	18	75	farmer	x
3	BURK, Joel	23	89	day laborer
4	BOONE, James T.W.	16	46	farming
5	BALDWIN, William	23	79	farming
6	CRITZ[?], Henry	27	17	day laborer
7	COLE, Jesse B.	28	13	plasterer		wound in arm
8	CRAYHAM[?], Benjamin	32	39	day laborer
9	DERRER, George H.	20	34	day laborer
10	DENMAN, Charles	21	89	farming
11	EUBANK, John E.	22	37	farming
12	FARLOW, Absalon	26	89	farming
13	GARRETT, Milton	21	24	farming
14	GROSSE, Jacob	24	34	day laborer
15	GROSSE, Enos	31	34	day laborer
16	GORDON, Wm. G.[?]	[none]	[none]	[none]
17	HOWSER, A.A.	19	34	Farming
18	HOWSER, J.W.	21	34	farming
19	JONES, J.W.	20	13	assistant P.M.		Chronic Rheumatism
20	KIRKPATRICK, T.M.	41	13	farmer
21	LINVILLE, Wm.	19	34	farmer
22	LAUD, William	22	20	farmer
23	MCDONNELL, Allen[?]	33	89	day laborer
24	MARCUM[?], Wm. W.H.	18	75	farming
25	MILLER, Samuel	27	89	farming
26	MCLELLAND, E.	21	79	farming
27	POFF, George	42	89	farming
28	PENNY, Noe R.	21	73	farming
29	RIDGLEY, Daniel	23	75	machinist
30	RICHARDS, James	24	89	farming
31	ROBERTSON, Wm. H.	21	13	farming
32	ROBERTSON, P.M.	19	34	farming
33	SELLERS, M.S.	21	57	day laborer
34	SCOTT, A.D.	17	34	day laborer
35	SHEPHERD, Wm. H.	32	73	farming
36	STEWART, J.T.	25	89	farming
37	STRINGER, Thomas J.	18	89	farming
38	STRINGER, Wm. J.	24	89	farming
39	VANDENBARK, John W.	27	20	farming
40	VANDENBARK, William	37	89	farming
41	WITHROW, Samuel	19	39	day laborer
42	WOODFILL, Samuel	28	37	farming
43	WIDENOUR, Henry	22	6	day laborer
44	YOUNGMAN, S.H.	28	34	day laborer

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